Boise Falconry

This is a list of things not to forget when training.

• Have an achievable goal for the session.


• Decide on criteria that will help you realize that you need to end the session. If you work past the birds ability or desire then you will just end up training bad behavior.


• Be consistent.
  
  
  
  • How long are you waiting for the bird to come to you after you call it before dropping the glove?
  
  
  • How long are you waiting between calls?
  
  
  • Are you hooding the bird for a set amount of time before and after each session?
  
  
  • Are you handling the tidbits carfully and consistantly?
  
  
  
  


• In the beginning each session should be 100% positive. The bird should never be on the glove un-hooded if there isn't food present on the glove. If you want to man the bird tether it to a screen perch un-hooded where it can observe everyone in the room. As the bird becomes more calm you can start to man it on the glove, I usually start glove manning when the bird is ready for free flight. I also use the screen perch for a long time getting the bird manned, this works better than a bow perch due to it's height and safety(never leave a bird unattended on a screen perch). Later after the bird is calm you can work toward using the bow perch.


• When you are first working to get the bird to hop to the fist, don't wait all day. A couple of quick opportunities to hop to the glove is all it takes. If the bird doesn't hop the bird doesn't eat. The longer you wait for the bird the worse the response will be in the field unless training is done to reverse these early bad habits.